Actually, I liked SeaGuy because it was a fairly straightforward hero’s journey story. I’m not really sure what else there was to get.

Yeah, completely agreed. I thought it was a straightforward little adventure story - Well, at least compared to the Filth.

Was it marked "First mini-series out of three" anywhere? That might alleviate some of the confusion.

"Self-indulgent?" I don't get it.

Whoops. I guess I thought four-year-old comics were reasonable fodder here. I'll be more careful in the future revealing things like *SPOILER* Identity Crisis goes badly for Sue Dibny. I've also heard there's some event thing with Superboy coming up, so watch for that.

Still, sarcasm aside, if this ruins your day, I legitimately apologize.

But read it anyway, especially if you like Morrison. It's like finding out that *SPOILER* Rosebud is the sled. The story is really more about how the thing is handled what's going on around it than the event itself.

so? this isnt about rob or chuck. specious argument.

You're right on target, BDaly. Right after reading it I'd said much the same thing over on the Classic Comics board (which is where I hang out about, oh, 95 percent of the time), but that's not a venue in which Morrison is particularly relevant.

Anyway, my apologies for having come off so bloody vituperative. I guess I just don't "get" SeaGuy, & as someone who usually likes the more surreal/humorously intendd/whatever stuff, I can only assume that it's MORRISON's fault, & that his throng of fans must have (to quote Andy above) "pretended to get [it] for fear of looking stupid."

I mean ... it can't be ME.

(Can it?)

(*siiiiigh*)

Dan definitely wasn't trolling, but the comment was a bit out of place. I guess he just wanted to share his feelings about Seaguy with the CSBG massive and engage in a bit of off-topic discussion/debate. I ain't mad atcha.

That said, I legitimately think Morrison's a genius. At least he's doing something different, and in the context of the modern superhero market, that means he should get some sort of medal.

Also, the death of Chubby da Choona was the most legitimately heart-wrenching demise in the history of modern comics. *sniff*

And this post wasn’t a “unbearably silly exercise in self-indulgence” itself?

Not from where I'm sitting. Let's get real here, if he said the exact same type of thing but directed toward a safe target like Liefeld or Chuck Austen rather than a sacred cow no one would bat an eye.

His worshippers really *will* swallow anything he flings at them, won’t they?"

And this post wasn't a "unbearably silly exercise in self-indulgence" itself?

Thanks. I sure didn't (& don't) FEEL like a troll. Though maybe sometimes one's own self is the last to know ...

Well, of course, but my interpretation -- abject apologies if I'm dead wrong! -- has been that with it you're also engaging in a bit of gentle mocking of some of the over-the-top adulation some of his fans exhibit. Obviously, though, that's your call, not mine.

No, gopher, we’re just not supposed to troll. Which is what Dan was obviously doing.

Oh brother, that is just ridiculous. The guy was not trolling in the least with that post.